School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 175,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 175,000 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands peaked at 207,200 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 175,000, in 2024.
Netherlands ranks 89th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 194,042 | — |
| 2002 | 194,237 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 195,968 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 202,005 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 203,078 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 207,200 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 203,070 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 200,896 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 199,816 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 193,345 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 187,664 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 185,808 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 182,529 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 185,880 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 185,874 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 185,795 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 182,091 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 179,261 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 175,210 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 179,581 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 175,403 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 176,741 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 175,978 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 175,000 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 200,035 | 194,042 | 207,200 | 9 |
| 2010s | 184,346 | 175,210 | 193,345 | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,541 | 175,000 | 179,581 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 86 Tunisia 196,063 compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 187,994 compare
- 88 Israel 187,477 compare
- 90 Congo 172,255 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 171,918 compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 167,879 compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 240,049 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.064 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0937 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Netherlands was 175,000 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 207,200 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,000 in 2024.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Netherlands ranks 89th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release